Australia vs Madagascar: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Australia
6.35 million t
in 2024
Madagascar
6.06 million t
in 2024
Australia rank
21st
Madagascar rank
24th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Australia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Australia currently reports 6.35 million t against 6.06 million t in Madagascar, a difference of 291,710 t.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 24th of 219 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.31 million t | 4.91 million t | 26.39 million t | Australia |
| 2000s | 24.90 million t | 4.10 million t | 20.80 million t | Australia |
| 2010s | 29.24 million t | 7.25 million t | 22.00 million t | Australia |
| 2020s | 22.46 million t | 5.96 million t | 16.50 million t | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Australia or Madagascar?
- Australia, at 6.35 million t against 6.06 million t in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between Australia and Madagascar?
- 291,710 t, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Madagascar rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Australia ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 24th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.